I know the point he's trying to make. It's just a rather shite one given the way he expressed it.

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Care to enlighten us, too?

Is he trying to say that going out at the last 16 is not some unprecedented disaster for Manchester United? Because it's still a pretty fecking shite thing either way so there's not much point to saying that.

The point is he himself has knocked United out twice before (under Fergie), it happens. It's the CL. It's tough. Doesn't excuse playing Fellaini + Rashford on the wrong wing, but it's not hard to see the point he's making.

What he meant to say is obvious regarding how United getting knocked out isn't some never seen before occurrence. But I guess being the epitome of petty that he is, he couldn't help himself and had to include the Madrid and Porto bits.

The point is he himself has knocked United out twice before (under Fergie), it happens. It's the CL. It's tough. Doesn't excuse playing Fellaini + Rashford on the wrong wing, but it's not hard to see the point he's making.

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Yeah what a great point. Getting knocked out to this Seville side is totally comparable to getting knocked out by the winners in 2005 and a real Madrid squad that won 3 of the next 4 CL titles after they got a competent manager

I don't care. After Moyes, van gaal to this now. We've been in decline for the past 5 years. Shit performances, shit league finishes. The odd cup win isn't going to cut it. We need league wins and decent runs in the CL. But it's not going to happen so right now, I just don't give a damn

Anyway: no time for drama. Being out of the CL sucks, but, well, we have another game saturday. I just hope that we'll play actual football instead of the shower of shit served tonight.

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if he meant to make it like a joke on him with being self-critical, then fair play but he will probably get himself more into trouble. if he's trying to defend himself than this alone is a sacking offence. He singlehandedly elimitated us with his dinosaur and gutless tactics but probably still Moyes fault he brought Fellaini in the team so we have to rely on him. I'll hope for the former:-)

I think he's trying to say that he's been here before with the other teams, yet Manchester United still progressed in later years. He was there with Porto, then United won the CL a few years later so it's not the end of the world is what I think he is trying to say.

Bizarre, to say the least. He's always been self-serving though so it's 'this club' and not him/us.

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He doesn't use the term this club he said the club

That aside stupid thing for him to say but his point being that going out at this stage isn't something disastrous that no other manager before him has 'achieved' but yeah stupid thing to say, not what the fans want to hear especially his detractors

Anyway: no time for drama. Being out of the CL sucks, but, well, we have another game saturday. I just hope that we'll play actual football instead of the shower of shit served tonight.

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That's a good one. I am generally baffled that there are still people out there believing that suddenly the planets will align, and we will start playing "some actual football". Not under this manager.